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Four pieces of crispy pastry with fillings of mildly spiced potatoes, capsicum, green peas and ground herb

Popular spicy snack from South India made with chilli coated in chickpea batter and deep fried

Famous doughnut shaped south Indian savoury snack made with urad dhal

Medu vada soaked in sambar.

Cubes of cottage cheese marinated with spices and cooked in tandoor

Chunky onion slices coated in a chickpea flour batter spiced with cumin and pepper and lightly fried

Spicy, deep-fried chicken dish originating from Chennai

Boneless pieces of chicken marinated with spices and cooked in tandoor oven

Boneless pieces of chicken marinated with yogurt, cashew, spices and cooked in tandoor oven

Lamb rack in chops and marinated in spices and cooked in tandoor oven

Chicken maryland marinated in yogurt, spices and cooked tandoor oven.

Indian style battered fish (Barramundi) marinated in a mixture of yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, some spices, carom seeds (ajwain) and chickpea-flour (besan) and deep fried

Includes Pappad (4pcs) & Choice of ANY 3 starters (Samosa (2pcs) / Medu Vada (2pcs) / Paneer Tikka (2pcs) / Onion bhajji / Milagai Bhajji (4pcs) / Chicken Tikka (3pcs)/ Zafrani Chicken Tikka (3pcs) / Chicken 65 (3pcs) / Amristari Fish Fry (3pcs))











Tandoor roasted chunks of paneer, onion & capsicum in a tomato and creamy based sauce

Palak paneer is a vegetarian dish consisting of paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach and seasoned with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and other spices

Mashed potato combined with fresh cheese, cashews and roasted cumin, lightly fried and simmered in a creamy gravy of onions, tomatoes and spices

Chickpeas cooked with onion, tomato and delicate blend of spices.

Wedges of eggplant and potato, wok tossed with onions, tomatoes, curry leaf, mustard seed, cumin seed and a dash of tamarind juice

Mixed of Lentils slow cooked overnight with onion, ginger, garlic and spices.

Popular South Indian lentil-based vegetable stew cooked with thoor dhal, onion, tomato, carrot, beans and spices

Authentic Indian dish of boneless chicken marinated and first cooked in tandoor oven before being cooked in a creamy mildly spiced tomato based curry sauce

Tandoor roasted chunks of boneless chicken tikka in a spicy, creamy and orange coloured sauce.

Boneless chicken cooked with, turmeric and ground chettinad paste

Boneless chicken cooked with, turmeric and ground chettinad paste and spinach

Braised lamb chunks cooked with a gravy based on browned onions, garlic, ginger and aromatic spices

Braised lamb chunks cooked with a gravy based on browned onions, garlic, ginger, aromatic spices and spinach

South Indian style lamb dish cooked with onion, black peepr, chilli, curry leaves and spices.

Freshly ground spices cooked with bone-in pieces of goat, onion, tomato and cashew paste

A distinctive Goan beef dish made with hot aromatic spices & vinegar

Barramundi fish fillets cooked in a gravy made up of onions, tomato, mustard seed, curry leave, coconut milk, a dash of red chilli and tamarind juice. This dish is of medium hotness

Tamil Nadu style curry cooked with prawn, coconut, diced onion, curry leaves and mix of spices

Samosa OR Medu Vada OR Chicken Tikka OR Chicken 65,
Plain OR Butter Naan, Plain Rice OR Saffron Pulao,
Cucumber Raita, Gulab Jamun, Pappad &
CHOICE of ANY 2 curries.
(Malai Kofta / Eggplant Potato Masala /Dal Makhani / Sambar / Channa Masala / Butter Chicken / Chicken Chettinad Curry / Spinach Chicken / Lamb RoganJosh/ Spinach Lamb)

Basmathi rice cooked with mix of exotic spices and boneless chicken

Basmathi rice cooked with mix of exotic spices and bone-in goat pieces


(South Indian crepe prepared with fermented rice and lentil batter) (Served with sambar & coconut chutney)

Fillings
(Potato Masala $5.50, Chilli flakes $2.00, Ghee $2.00, Onion $2.00, Podi $2.00, Egg $3.00, Chicken curry $5.00, Cheese $5.00, Paneer $5.00)
(South Indian thick pancake with fermented rice and lentil batter) (Served with Sambar & coconut chutney)

Toppings (Ghee $2.00, Podi $2.00, Onion $2.00, Egg $3.00, Chilli $2.00, Chicken $5.00, Cheese $5.00, Tomato $3.00)
Steamed cake made with fermented rice and lentils batter. Served with coconut chutney and sambar (Minimum 20 minutes’ preparation time)

















Yogurt based salted or sweet drink



Milk solids deep fried and soaked in sugar syrup served with Vanilla ice cream


Traditional South Indian style



Dine-in / Takeaway / Catering
Covai Cafe - Indian Cuisine
Covai Cafe, "Highway House" 5/14 Palmerston Circuit, Palmerston, NT 0830
